John keith reid



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J. K. REID.

COMBINED ENVELOPE AND LETTER SHEET.

No. 365,406. Patented June 28, 1887.

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JOHN KEITH REID, OF MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA.

COMBINED ENVELOPE AND LETTER-SHEET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 365,406, dated June 28, 1887.

Application filed Novemler 19, 1F56.

To U/ZZ whom it may coll/cern.-

Beit known that 1', JOHN KEITH REID, of the city of Montreal, in thc district of Montreal and Province of Quebec, Canada, have invented a certain new and useful Improved Combined Envelope and LetterSheet; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe same.

My invention, although having special ref erence to the infolds for telegraphic Ines` sages delivered from any telegraph-station, is applicable in all cases in which the saving of envelopes is to be effected, and has for its ob ject lo produce a sheet for the reception of a telegraphic message, note, circular, &e.,\\'hieh shall be complete in itself, requiring no separate seal, can be folded over in four simple and natural movements and secured, leaving the address on the back and the body of the mes sage sealed up inside.

I propose to make my sheet somewhat longer than a square, the excess in length beingl folded over and the angles on the reverse side of such fold being tipped or covered for some little dis tance with adhesive material. The address is first written on the back of the part folded over and the message on the remaining part of the sheet. The square part on which the message is written is then folded over diagonally, so that one side is brought to thc line of the fold and under the Hap on which the address is written. The other side is then folded in wardly under the fiap on a line bisecting the triangle already formed, and the two cars or angles of the fold turned over and secured on the body of the message, thus leaving the address outside and completely inclosing the body of the message or note. To open this, all that is required is to run the finger under the fold on which the address is written, so as to tear 01T the ears or angles, which are preferably perforated along the lines on which they are folded.

Serial No. lhll (No nimh-ll For full comprehension of the invention reference must be had to the annexed drawings, in whicl1- Figure l is a View of the blank; Fig. 2, a like View with the flap folded over; Fig. 3, thc first fold; Fig. 4, the second fold; and Figs. .3 and (i, front and back views of the in fold complete.

Similar letters of parts.

A is thc letter-sheet, composed of a square part, B, on which the message is written, and a flap, A', on the front of which the necessary directions are printed and on the buck thcaddress written, folded over on the line a. C C' are the extreme angles of this flap, preferably separated from it by lilies of perferations e c.

The flap being turned over, as in Fig. 2, and the address written on il', and the note or message on the part B, this latter is folded over 0n the line b, so as to bring its side on the line a, as in Fig. 3. The triangle thus made is then bisccted by folding it on the line b' and bringing itinto the shape shown in Fig. 4. The cars C C' are then dampened and turned over, securing the in fold in the shape show n in Figs. 5 and 6.

To open the infold, all that is required is to pass the finger under the fold A.

Having thus described my invention, I beg to state that what I claim is as follows:

A combined envelope and letter-sheet of length exceeding its breadth, such excess of length forming a ap to be folded over, the sheet proper being folded over twice diagonally on the line of the transverse fold and sealed by turning over the ears or corners of such fold, all substantially as herein set forth.

JOHN KEITH REID.

reference iudieale like Witnesses:

OHARA BAYNES, W. RANDEORD WARREN. 

